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James ROURKE

Regimental number236
Place of birthCastlemaine Victoria
Other NamesO'ROURKE, James Laurence
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStorekeeper
Address2 Louisa Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinBrother, J P O'Rourke, Dandenong Road, East St Kilda Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date18 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 November 1915
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, row B, Grave No. 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
See O'ROURKE, J.L. THE TRUE FAMILY NAME.Parents: James and Philomena Mary ROURKE. Native of Castlemaine, VIctoria

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